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Typical problem solving using arrays, Strings and trees. The Design round was weird as the interviewer didn't have any actual experience (<3 yrs yoe) in software design, was focusing on solving small parts instead of looking at the bigger picture.
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Principal Engineer

Interviewed at Swiggy

3.5
Mar 5, 2019

Typical problem solving using arrays, Strings and trees. The Design round was weird as the interviewer didn't have any actual experience (<3 yrs yoe) in software design, was focusing on solving small parts instead of looking at the bigger picture.

Was asked asked to design the necessary support for a new feature where the key to a successful design was the creation of a new database table that would maintain historical entries for a particular account, and not just the current balance, in order to facilitate the creation of historical reports.
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Principal Software Engineer

Interviewed at Sage

3.6
May 30, 2015

Was asked asked to design the necessary support for a new feature where the key to a successful design was the creation of a new database table that would maintain historical entries for a particular account, and not just the current balance, in order to facilitate the creation of historical reports.

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